AHRQ Patient Safety Network

A Hospital Accident: Lessons Learned – A Death, A Conviction, and A Healing.

Texas Medical Institute of Technology. June 16, 2011.

This archived webinar covered how medical errors affect both the family and provider involved, and offered recommendations for best practices following a medical error.

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Target Audience

Health Care Providers

Quality and Safety Professionals

Organizational Behaviorists

Error Types

Active Errors

Approach to Improving Safety

Quality Improvement Strategies

Communication between Providers

Provider-Patient Communication

Culture of Safety

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United States of America